The Sun. — London, England, 1808-10-10 00:00:00

THIS morning a Haig°land itiallairived, by which We have received Hambiirgh Papers to the 25th ult. The following is the only article of any importan6 'which they contain : " BANKS OF THE ant, SEPT. 23.—An Estaffettqz is said to have reached Hamburgh this afternoon, 'with intelligence of the arrival of NAPOLEON at Er forth, and Of ALEXANDER and the Grand Duke CONSTANTINE at Wietnar. " It is rumoured that the Russian dire&ing Senate . has declared itself against the Emperor of Russtils Journey, but that the objeaions have been over ruled by that Monarch." We have received intelligence from Bilboa, of as late a date as the 2d inst.' brought by the Unicorn Frigate, which arrived at Plymouth on Thursday. General BLAKE had advanced with the whole Of his force, amounting to near 80,000 men, towards Vittoria, where JOSEPH BCTONAPARTE was, with a considerable number of French Troops. The loss of the French in the engagement at Bit_ boa was very great : of the whole force which was stationed in and near that town, not above 2000 effected their retreat to Vittoria. On the 25th ult. a body of 12,000 Frer.ch troops marched towards 13ilboa, for the purpose of retaking that place; but Generals CUESTA and PALAFOX had, by a dextrous manceuvre, placed themselves in their rear, so that their retreat is cut off. It was generally understood that the Patriots were to attack the French on the 29 t h ult. and the Cos sack was left waiting to bring home the dispatches. The desertion from the French Army is very great, particularly among the foreigners who have been forced into their service. We this day submit to our Readers, a very consi derable portion of a most interesting document, pub lished by the Spanish Minister, M. CEVALLOS. /t contains a full and distinct detail of the Whole" of the perfidious condua of BUONAPARTE towards Spain. We shall give the remainder of this important Paper to-morrow. We have received a Copy of a Secret Treaty, ert. tered into in Oaoher, 1807, between the deposed King of Spain, CHAIII.Eb IV. and BUONAPARTE, for the partition of Portugal. By this Treaty the Pro vinces Entre Mino y Duero, with the City of Oporto, were to be given .to the King of Etruria, who was to assume the title of " King of Northern Lusitanta. T hat Portion of Portugal, which is called the King dom of Alantejo, and the Kingdom of Algarves, 'were t o b e given to the of the Peace, to be enjoyed under the title of " Prince of the Algarves." The remaining parts of Portugal. were to remain as a deposit till a General Peace and then to be disposed of at the pleasure of the ConiradinEr Parties. The King of Spain was to be acknowledged Protetor of the Kingdom of Northern Lusitania, and the Princi pality of Algarves ; and the Sovereigns of these Countries were not to make War or Peace without the consent of the King of Spain. In case that part of the Portuguese dominions, which was reserved for the disposal of the Contras ing Parties at a Peace, should be restored to the House of BRA GANZA, in exchange for Gibraltar, Trinidad, or any other Colonies that the Engli,h had conquered, the new Sovereign of that resped t o t h e Province was to have, with King of Spain, the same obligations as the King of Northern Lusitania and the Prince of Algarves. The Islands, Colonies, and ultra-marine possessions of Poi tug-il, were to be equally divided betw een the r —ontraaing Parties.' BUONAPARTE, by this Treaty, agreed to guarantee to the King of Spain 111 his Dominions on the Continent of Europe, South of the Pyrenees, and to acknowledge him Emperor of both Americas There was also a Secret Convention signed be tween the same parties on the same day, viz. 27th Oaober, 1 , 807, relative to the number of French and Spanish troops that were to be employed in the con- cueit of Port.,2;al. If any additional proof were ant:Mg of the Itrocious perfidy of BUONAPARTES charaaer, thi3 .Treaty would afford it. Within se veil months after solemnly guaranteeing to the late ' -: r of Spain all his a:minions in Europe, south of the Pyrenees, and Consenting to acknowl e d ge hi m 3tai,eror of both Americas, he deposed that very immured hitn in a prison, and endeavour to place an thurper on his throne. All doubts respeeting the intended interview be tween the Emperor of RUSSIA and BUONAPARTE are removed by the contents of the German Papers and Letters which have been received, dated so late as the Ist instant. The Austrian Court has resolved to be prepared for the event,v.rhatever it be may. A new levy, amounting to sixty or seventy thousand men, has been raised, and is to be called the "Militia of Reserv e ." All the Austrian States seem to be animated with the utmost zeal for the defence for their County ; the very boys have caught the noble contagion of patriotism, and are forming themselies. into milita:y bodies. Though the Emperor of .Ws,t A, .befbre he quitted St. Petersburgh, bad ' sent Dis patches to the Court of Vienna, which gave so much satisfaetion that the Emperor of AUSTRIA gave a Valuable present to the bearer, yet as it is impossible • .tp say, how far the contaminating influence of BUONAPARTE may have operated upon ALEXANDER, and impregnated him with his own subtle qualities, the Emperor FRANCIS, far from relaxing, is straining every nerve to put his Dominions upon the best footing. ALEXANDER had reached Elting on the 20th ult. and NAPOLEON passed through Hanover on the 26th on his way to Erfnrtb. WE have observed, with much more concern than surprize, the language and conduct of the opponents of Government with regard to the late Convention in Portugal. That they should eagerly seize every opportunity of attacking Ministers; that they should studiously exaggerate every disaster, and endeavour to diminish the value of every advantage which we obtain, is so consistent with their general practice, that we should have been rather astonished if they had deviaied from their system upon the present oc casion. But we cannot without concern behold men, from a mere spirit of party, and a desire to embar rass Ministers, wantonly and cruelly sporting with the characters of Officers, and peremptorily deciding upon their condua without being in possession Of that degree of information which is ntscessary to the formation of a correct judgment. If they were not blinded by party rage, they could not but see the glaring absurdity, as well as the gross injustice, of clamouring for an investigation into the conduit of Otfic , .:rs, and at the same time, without hesitation, pronouncing them guilty. It seems, indeed, to be the uniform practice of the present Opposition, to tall for investigation, not for the purpose of ascer taining the guilt or innocence of the person whose condua is under consideration, big merely as a kind of form,- which is necessary to go through, previous to punishment. It is, however, in one point of view, fortunate that the Party, in their eagerness to assail the Ministers, have unguardedly exposed to the Public the motives by which they are aauated, and the objects which they have in view. They have sliewn that a fair and impartial Inquiry is not their object ; all they want, is to remove the present Ministers ; and to accomplish that favourite object, they do not hesitate to employ any means, how , ver unjustifiable. Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, attended by Princesses AUGUSTA, MARY, SOPHIA, and AMELIA, accompanied by Lady I. TIIYNNE, General FITZROY, Coionel DESBROW, and Major PiticE, went to St. George's Chapel, and heard a Sermon by the Rev. Dr. GOODALL. His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES left town yesterday, ou a visit to their MAIESTLES at Windsor. The Sheriffs have waited on the King, and his Majeskv has appointed Wednesday next, to receive the City Address, at Buckingham House. Saturday morning the Marquis Dc ROMANA, who commands the Spanish troops• which were rescued from the Danish Islands, Colonel O'DoNgELL, Aid de-Camp, Mr. LAS i-lEaas, Intendant to the Army, and Mr. CACHAPERE, Secretary, Mr. FREER, Mini ster Plenipotentiary to the Supreme Government of Spain, and Mr. FRERE, his Secretary, arrived at Portsmouth from London, to go to Spain, in the Semiramis Frigate, Capt. Cirt4NcEa.• A million and a half of dollars have been shipped on board her for the Spanish Patriots. A bag of letters was received at the Post-Office from Oporto on Saturday, with accounts from thence to the 2sth ult. They merely state, that the Spanish troops, which had advanced into Portugal, had com menced their march back towards Badajos ; and that the Spaniards who had been confined in the Tagus, were about to take the same route. It is said that the six battalions which were sent to Kilifax under Sir GEORGE PREVOST, in the then probable event of a rupture with America, have been ordered to be embarked immediately for Spain. Among the next Regiments of Infantry to go on service will .be, the ilth Foot, 2d battalion ; 21st, 2d battalion ; 25th, 68th, '69th, and 71st, 2d batta lion ; 72d, 2d battalion ; 73d, 77th, and 87th, 2d battalion ; 88th, Ist battalion. By the late accounts from China it appears, that the Mandarins, having extorted as much money as they could from the English, on account of, the murder of the Chinese subject formerly mentioned, have consented to consign the affair to oblivion. General PVENTAti, and the other Of sentenced to death for the surrender of Copenhagen, have ex perienced a mitigation of their punishment. Some are to he confined for life at Bornholm, and others banished. At the Ordinary at Oswestry races, last tveek, a Gentleman, well known in the sporting world, un dertook, for the trifling sum of seven shillings, to eat three quarts of custard in the short space of two minutes, which he performed, with apparent • ease, in 16 seconds under the given time. By a late report from the Indian Medical Board, it appears that the Vaccine virus had been for a time lost in China. By the exertions of the English Fa&ory it was re-introduced from Manilla, and has been propagated with the most beneficial effeft in most of the provinces of that extensive empire. Letters from Oporto state, that the Spanish troops, •iaiclibad advanced into Portugal, had commenced ibeir -fiord) back towards Badajos ; and that the Spaniards, who had been confined in the Zips, acre about to take the saute route.. NAVAL NEWS. i'itam the LONDYN GAZETTE, Oct. 8, 1848. Admiralty-Office, On. 8, 190R'. Vice-Admiral Vashon, Commander in Chief on the Eastern Coast of Scotland, has transmitted to this Otlice a Letter from Sub-Lieutenant Charles Balfour, commanding his Majesty's Gun-Vessel the Basilisk, giving an account of his haring, on the 30i h ult. when convoying some trade to Shetland, captured the Danish Cutter Privateer Dun Flinkke, ()flour l 2-pouter carronades, and two swivels, and twenty-tour men. PLYMOUTH, OCT. B.—Arrived rule Triumph, of 74 guns, and Lilly Sloop,of War, froth Spithead, with I 8 Sail of light Transports under con‘ty; bound to Falmouth to embark troops, put in by contrary winds. Arrived the Orestes Sloop of War, with Dispatches from Lisbon, and the Riaibro' Ship Basta, MACK, from Oporto, laden with wines, put in fur orders. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. g.— Yesterday arrived _Ca Gloire and Boadicea Frigates, Defender and Firm Gun Brigs from off Cherbourg; and to day the Mu tine Gun Brig from the Coast of Africa. On '3:inusiday evening, Admiral TYLER arrived at St. Helen's from the Tagus, with the Russian squa dron which surrendered to Sir CHAS. CoTTON. They came up to Spithead yesterday morning.—The terms of the Convention allowing the Itossian ships to wear their colours on the passage, an order was given by Admiral TYLER, when they arrived at St. Helen's, to strike them at sun-set. Admiral TYLER did not wear his colours when lie came up to Spithead, in compliment (arising Iron delicacy) to the Russian Admiral, SRNIA VIN: they were hoisted when they got under weigh, but not 'kept op.—Admiral SENIAVIN'S flag was flying when he .came up ; but it was struck at sun-set last night.—The Russian Officers have leave to come on shore; the crews of the ships are to be sent home immediately. The ships are to come into this harbour to be laid up.—They are in so bad condition, that they never will be serviceable again. The two which are left at Lisbon, must be broken up. Two of those arrived here are very leaky.— The names of the ships arrived are— Tiverdy, , of 74 guns, Vice-Admiral SENIAV/N, Capt. Mk:LAYOFF; Skoroy, 60 guns, Capt. SC/IEL.. LING; St. Helene, 74 guns, Capt. BITCHENSKOY ; Rafael, so guns, Capt. BYTCHENSKOY j Si/710y, 74 guns, Capt. MALYouttl ; Alotchnoy, 74 suns„ Capt. RASVOSOFF; Katvizan, 66 guns, Capt. RAISHEHOFF; and the Keldyn Frigate, 9,6 guns, Capt. DouRNOIT : thc' &,. Cowi, 74 guns, ar..2; the Yarowslaval, 74 guns, are left at Lisbon. Sailed the Semiramis Frigate for Spain. LIVERrOoL, OcT. B.—All last night and this day it has blown a severe gale, which still continues at N.W. The Princess of Wales, Capt. KEN NP.DY, for the Brazils, got on shore this mornig near the North Battery, and is totally wrecked. The Han nah, LIGHTLY, for Jamaica, was driven on shore, and is full of water. The Alexander, WAnA, sailed hence yesterday for the Brazils, and is' totally wrecked some miles up-the River, all her masts are cut away, and she is full of water. The Fletcher, FLRTC 11 ER, sailed from ,hence yesterday for Heligo land, is totally lost at North Maels, and all the crew. The Neptune, HART, for Berbice, is on shore in the River; also the Sloop Adventure, RYAN, from Cork,. their damage is unknown, and it is feared much other dawage has been sustained. DCAL, OCT. 7. --Sailed His Majesty's Brig 41iira on a cruize. Arrived His Majesty's Ship Princess Caroline, and the Podargus, -, from Portsmouth, and re main in the Downs With the rest of the Ships as per DEAL, OCT. 9.—Came down from the River the Gallant Schemer, DENOVAN, a'nd John Parish, WISUART, for the Brazils, and remain iu the Downs with the ships as per last. SHEERNESS, OCT. 9.—Arrived His Ni ajesty's ship Alexandria. Passed by the Nore a large Fleet of vessels, sup posed to be part of the West India convoy. F4L2IIOUTH P.-ICKF.T LIST. ORDER OF SAILING.—The Packets for Spain weekly, and go to Corunna and Gijon, alternately. —Those for the Mediterranean will sail in future every 3d week, viz. their Mails to leave London, Oct. 25, Nov. 15, Dec. 6, and .'27 ; and to sail from Falmouth the Saturday following;--for the Brazils, the Saturday after the first Tuesday in the month;—and for the West Indies and America the Sunday after the first Wednesday in the month. The Court of Enquiry to be held for investigating the circumstances of the Convention of Cintra, will sit at the Horse Gu3rds. This piocess in mi litary law is somewhat, similar to that of presenting a bill before-a Graud Jury iu common law, as the finding of the Court of Enquiry will be the basis whereon to e3tablish the principles of the prosecution before the General Court Moir-iAI, whose ►erdict will decide the tate of the accused, subied t o the fiat of his Majesty. SIR -ARTHUR WELLESLEY, TRIBUTE OF TRE orstcr:as uNoEtt HIS 4' Ckori l i, St. Antonio de Hat, S-7.. 3, tio?. " DEAR Sin—An:doOs to manifest the high . esteern and respeft we bear tol.vards yon, and the Satisfaaion we must ever feel in having had the good fortune to serve under your comiiimd, have this day cLrected a piece of. plate, .::Inc one thous.ind guineas, iu prepared and presente Ito you. "The nicl se:l inscription, which we havo ordered to be en!;,raved on it, expresses our feelino. on the occasion.--'4'e nave tile. honour to be, dear Sir, your faithful and obedient Servants, II: SPENCER, Dri..jor-Gnera:t.' R. HILL, M.ij.-Gen. R. Fk.RGUSON, .Maj.- Gen. M. NIGHTINGALy., Brig.-Gin. B. F. Bowes, Brig. Gen. . H. FANE, Brig.-Gen. J. C. CRAUIPLIIID S Brig.-Qen. " To Lietzt.-Generil the Right lion. Sic Arthur Wellesley, K.B. " From the General Officers serving in the British Army originally landed at Figueras, in Portuol, in an: year r'S'Jlb to Lieut.-General the lion. Sir Arthur Wellesley, K.B. che:r Commander, &c. " Major-Ueneral Spencer, Second in Command; Generals Hilt and Ferguson ; Brig,k;ekerals Bowes, Vane, and Craillurd, oiler this gift to their Leader, in testimony of the high reSpeit and esteem they f:el for hii ai a Man, ant the unbounded confidence they place in him as art Officer." DUBLIN, OcT. 6. The follhv'ing very extraordinary - circtimstance occurred on Sunday evening last, at the Richmond Tavern, DawSiiiistreet :---Otte of the underwaiters - , by attemptingAb swallow a piece of beef-steak, was almost :instfttitly choaked. The circuiwtgnce so sudden, and the event so melancholy, that •the whole neighbourhood was immediately aLvirleci.— Surgeon CRAMPTON, who lives opposite theTvern, was consequently resorted to, who, on ex:nnining the body, found the vital principle completely sus pended, and with great promptness and,preAence of mind made an incision in the win(.'.pipe, and intro ducing a quill, continued to inflate the lungs by blowing into them, until symptoms of rcturnirg life did not a little astorii,h the appalled spetators. We are happy to say the poor man is in a fair way of recovery. On Saturday foiir men were committed to the County_ of.,Limerick Jail, under a military escort; for running away \vita Miss HONOR. % SIn'EIIY titan 'her fatlier's.house,' at Donamon, in that county, on the Ilth ult. A plan has lately been submitted to the French Government by M. FOUCHE, a merchant of 1-1.:1 re, the objea of which is to supply France with colonial produce, through the means of a society, to be es tablished under the patronage of °Overt - mien% The projeeor proi , oses to build eightvessels, after a p,' , r- Orfllr rhoL , ?l, wbich ate to - be sent out ar.ned tolhe Windward Islands ; and he observes, that if oat of these eight only three vessels should return in, S-ItetY, it would produce a clear profit of 15 per eel' t flat t h at if, 6y an nnexpeCted stroke of good fortone, the whole eight should be successful, it would pto duce per cent, Govern:)),!; , ;, •! is said, a .has dv :' a; ' ) '‘ p n i , . d of 20 of o the plan, and tl shares, w hi c h ar e 100 in number, at 10,000 francs eaen, have been purchased with avidity. A fire which broke out in tue dwelling-house of Mrs. fitighes;t - at Halstead, Essex, on Sunday tiglit last, had been nearly attended with the (nos: tatil consequences - to the neighbourhood. The b ro th e r of Mrs. H. it appears, had been engagd iu making fireworks, and some of them having by accident caught fire, their explosion soon set the room in a blaze. The knowledge of a barrel of gunpowder being in the house, so alarmed the neighbouring .n -habitants, that they fled in every direction, and - no attempt was made for some time to extinguish the flames. At length, an individual rushed into the flaming edifice, and, at the imminent risk of hie life, brought out the, barrel, which he had scarcely effeeted when the roof fell in. The premises and furnituro were consumed. . On Tuesday Rickets, -the celebrated 'pedestrian, undertook, for a wager of five guineas, to run seven teen miles in two hours, which he peffortned in log minutes. He started from the mile-stone above the Cow-herd's, 'on the Common, and ran to the firs: mile-stone, near Southampton, and back, till accom plished.—He has also undertaken, for too to run 20 miles in two hours, and will attempt it 50011. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Ocr. to. This day's market was amply supplied with pritne beasts, and the skew of Cattle in other respects was considerable ; Beef and Veal - are dearer than 'our last report; Mutton and Pork sold at last prices, and the trade in general was tolerably good. The sale 4 in the Haymarket were somewhat lively ; Straw rand Clover fetched better prices than Friday's market ; Hay obtained last price.—The following prices and numbers are an• accurate statement : • To sink the Offal per stone of Sib. Reef 4s. Cid..tO Ss. 4d.—Mutton 45. 4d. to ss. 4d.—Veil od. to od.-I.innta os. od. to os. od.—Pork ss. 6d to 6s. 6d. Beasts, 2,6oo.—Shecp and Lambs, 18,500.—Caives, • Pigs, 250. Hay 51. ss. od. to 61. 6s. od.—Clover 61. 0 3 . od. to 71. tos. od. —Straw 11. cgs. cd. to zl. OS. od. CORN-EXCHANGE, OCT. 10.----This day there are very short arrivals of ,Wheat, which causes sales brisk, at an advance of about 3s. per quarter from Friday ; Barley and Malt, fully at last prices ; White Pease likewise ; and old Beans keep their pr!Ces there are also very short supplies of Oats, and this trade is named at ;s. per quarter dearer; Flour si3p ports last quotation. Wheat 64s a 7 pi 3 Sys oil Fine ditto . 90$ a 92. F Rye sob 5.0 of Barley - - 4os. a Malt -64 s a 70.. Wbite Pease 14Oa a. 147 S ed Grey ditto - ss a 6;s 0.1 }leans - - o4s a 7 , 4,5 cd Tick Beans - srs 3 64s en ()Mb - 3SS a ins a 4os at Pol:ind ditto cr, l'otac.e ' " 4-1 s c-ct Rape Seel. 041 hi::: 1- tuvr Second,: 7vi it 75S od I